I wanna get 'em back in....
there's gotta be a trick to it...
this is with the subframe in the car btw...
ta
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| Author: | cush [ Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Steering Rack U bolts and rack - REFITTED! |
I wanna get 'em back in.... there's gotta be a trick to it...
this is with the subframe in the car btw... ta |
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering rack U bolts |
cush wrote: I wanna get 'em back in....
there's gotta be a trick to it... this is with the subframe in the car btw... ta Stupid question. How did you get them out?? Hold the rack in place with something thin through the hole. Like cotton so you can cut it away and it wont interfere with the bolts. Come in through the wheel arch with the bolt facing the middle of the car. Turn the bolt when the threaded ends are before the hole so that the the bolt is now at a 45 degree angle. The threaded end should go through the hole before it is straight. Finger tighten the bolts and cut the cotton. Make sure the u-bolts slot into thir grroves on the rack. Let me know how you go. |
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| Author: | slinkey inc [ Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:13 pm ] |
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Whoa funny you ask. On saturday, i replaced my entire steering rack. So that involved lowering the rear of the subframe etc. They (u-bolts) didn't seem hard to put in, but I had help from my dad. I shoved a screw driver through the top hole as to see where they are, then whilest supporting the rack (with help) they were just shoved in. Then whacked a bit. When there was enough thread to put a nut on they were tightened in. Wasn't too hard at all. |
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| Author: | cush [ Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:41 pm ] |
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right... i'm guessing i haven't dropped the frame enough... hmm.... 
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| Author: | DTrain [ Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:03 am ] |
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me thinks you need to try harder 
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| Author: | Mick [ Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:20 am ] |
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Very very important to trial fit the U bolts from the inside through the same holes. That way you can adjust them to slip right in when you get there from teh outside, it will save you about 20 minutes of frigging around if you do. |
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| Author: | jbeenz [ Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:53 am ] |
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somtimes the bolts get all out of shape, so make sure as mick said try from the inside first. Not a fun Job
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| Author: | Matt68 [ Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:38 am ] |
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When I did mine i frigged around for an hour with the bolts just not lining up, thinking 'of course they should fit they came out fine" before I trialled em from the inside. Don't know how or why, but the bloody things (taken off 1 week earlier), were about 8mm too wide. A few minutes in the vice and they slipped in easy as pie! Oh, a helper to put at least one nut on once you have the u bolt in place is a great frustration saver
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| Author: | Mike_Byron [ Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:32 am ] |
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Dont nip the 'U' bolts up tight until you have the steering shaft on and if the steering shaft doesn't slide on easily then it may need the rack to be rotated slightly (either up or down) until it does slide on easily. Do not whack it on with a hammer because you will simply strip the spline on both the rack and the column. |
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| Author: | deleted [ Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:49 am ] |
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i dropped the subframe about an inch and half and got therack/ubolts out.. but putting it back in i dropped it about 5 inches! (undid all subframe bolts though) |
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| Author: | Mick [ Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:13 pm ] |
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How many joints did you dislocate in your wrist and hand? I was not good for much for a day or so cos my hand was smashed... |
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| Author: | cush [ Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:04 pm ] |
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putting the vice in advice.... squashed the ubolts a bit today until they slid in easily from the inside... then ducked round and it took about 20 seconds per bolt...friggen easy.... 
so in summary.. the best advice i can give is to squeeze the ubolt ends in a vice to a SMALLER gap than you need as when you open it, it will spring back to the size you want...(hopefully) and i would suggest you use a helper.... i had a rope on the other end of the rack to hold it up 
thanks guys and girls..( not that any girls actually helped)
even changed over the bottom arm on the passenger side for an adjustable one before i switched thelight off. 
even with the wheel hanging in the air it's got heaps of negative camber
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:02 pm ] |
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Weel done. |
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| Author: | cush [ Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:20 pm ] |
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i'm f'n pleased at the moment... got the rack in.. heard the baby's heartbeat just waiting for the phonecall with the bad news..
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:23 pm ] |
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cush wrote: i'm f'n pleased at the moment...
got the rack in.. heard the baby's heartbeat just waiting for the phonecall with the bad news.. Here you go, you cant buy Honey Snaps anymore |
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